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It looks like the "wading staff" portion of the OP has been well covered,so on to fly boxes.I've been gradually retiring all of my old fly boxes over the last couple years in favor of sealable...

X2 100%!! I'm likely a bit biased being a brookie/atlantic salmon fanatic,but with that said,Labrador for trophy specks and 'lantics is at the top of my bucket list. :cool:

...except they are only smolts during their original trip to the sea,on subsequent trips they are kelts.

When I lived in Ontario,I once hear it said in reference to the success of pacific salmonid introductions to the GLs that if you were to wring out your socks on a Lake Ontario beach,a steelhead would...

More info on eastcoast steel today,it seems i've spawned quite a discussion regarding same on my local forum with the PEI and NS guys all chiming in now?Anyhow,there are at least 27 rivers on...

I'm pretty sure the Penobscot salmon runs are actually recovering somewhat in recent years with help from ASF,volunteers,dam removals etc?

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Ask and ye shall receive?Posed the "eastcost steelhead Q" on my local/regional FF forum.Former PEI resident says "Where I lived in PEI, there were steelies in the Cardigan River...

Cape Breton's Margaree River as well as a few other smaller rivers draining into the Bras D'or Lakes estuary have established steelhead populations,originating from aquaculture escapees along Nova...

"Burn up the drag"???

You can't be serious,lol?Even "if" that were to be a legit concern,how does the drag even come into play here at all?if I'm pulling a straight line to free a snag,I'm not...

Heck,why not?I don't know anything about microbraids,but if it means 20lb. test with a 2x diameter,what's the downside?

Unfortunately,the west coast doesn't have the monopoly on any of the problems you cite,the plight of Atlantic Salmon is a mirror image of that of the PNW steelhead here in the east,and you can add...

qu featherbender/"One other thing: the discussion seems to be assuming that all GL steel is from the McCloud strain, which is simply not true (at least in PA). The Erie steel in PA are 'mutts' mixed...

That's all fine and dandy Jed,but what Merriam-Webster fails to recognise is that for west coast salmonids transplanted to the Great Lakes,the lakes become their "sea" and they are in fact still...

IMHO,flyfishing is defined more so by the method of delivering the "fly" than by using the fly itself.As far as I'm concerned,there's flyfishing,and then there's fishing using "flies",which are not...

I beg to differ sagefisher,there are indeed a few steelhead ascending a select few Gulf of St.Lawrence streams in both NS and PEI that I'm aware of,and would assume also in NB and PQ?Not many mind...

'lantic salmon........but da brookies likes'em too,eh.(wink)



Waiting for ice-out and the spring kelt fishery to open April 15th.That lasts about a month then the searun brookies come in...

A few of my Miramichi favorites,Green Machines(glittertails and calftails),Shady lady,Pink Butt Bellydancer


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I tend to agree with jim.^^^ Sure you'll look like the supercool Dad and all,but at what cost?Slipping and landing on the baby would be my biggest concern....I fall enough all on my own.There'll be...

Dieppe(Moncton),New Brunswick March 26&27/2011
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I've had a Konic 2.0 mounted on my 5wt trout rig for the last 2 seasons and it's a great little reel.Last summer I was having issues with my go-to salmon reel so I spooled up the K2 with 8wt and...

Good explanation Jay.I guess it goes back to previously mentioned reginal differences and style of fishing,ie:swinging wets vs. nymphing or dead drifting dries.
I'm a bit spoiled living in the...

Dudley's and MSD's posts pretty much mirror my own experience in trolling for ice-out landlocks,lakers and brookies here in New Brunswick.As mentioned,new England trolling flies are steeped in...

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thx,Dave

Hi WG (wink)...I thot I recognised the trip description....then the pics confirmed it.A good guide certainly shortens the learning curve.

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Great tips Hairwing,thanx.After 20+ years of FFing,I'm a fairly decent caster,but when it comes to instructing others......not so much.I've introduced several friends and family to FFing over the...